Maison de la Poésie
Maison de la Poésie (scène littéraire, 3rd arrondissement): €15.2M of City money since 2010 and 19 Paris Council deliberations, every fact linked to its source.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 13 September 2026.
15.2€M
paid by the City for this place since 2010
La Maison de la Poésie de la Ville de Paris est un lieu de création, de diffusion et de rencontres créé en 1983 consacré initialement à la poésie contemporaine. Wikipedia ↗
What the City funds here
15.2€M
paid · 2010–2024
Annual subsidy to the operator, Maison de la Poesie →
940 k € in 2010 · 1.1 €M in 2024
Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.
Works and renovation
265k €
contract ceiling · 2025
One contract signed in 2025, 265 k € ceiling
A contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.
What the Paris Council said about it
5 moments chosen from the 26 deliberations read.
NOVEMBER 2019A former minister becomes chairThe Council voted an equipment grant of €8,000; in session, a board member noted that former minister Françoise Nyssen had succeeded Bernard Comment as chair of the board of directors.SEPTEMBER 2010Annual support reaches €940,000The Council authorized an amendment raising the 2010 operating grant from €460,000 to €940,000, i.e. an additional expenditure of €480,000.MAY 2006A change of leadership, and tensionsLong-time director Michel de Maulne (in post since 1982) left the leadership, replaced by Claude Guerre, elected in February; the opposition raised alarm over a €130,000 rise in staff costs.MAY 2004The venue judged insufficiently openDuring the vote on the €920,000 grant, the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement (P. Aidenbaum) judged the venue insufficiently open to the public; the executive backed his motion and rejected the amendment to raise the amount.JULY 1999A City employee made available to the venueThe Council authorized the Mayor to sign an agreement placing a permanent civil servant of the City of Paris at the association's disposal.3 more moments, 2002–2026
FEBRUARY 2026The latest support to date: €776,000The Council voted a €776,000 grant to the association, together with a first amendment to the agreement.OCTOBER 2007The City puts a figure on occupancy of the premisesThe Council authorized a one-year occupancy agreement for the Théâtre Molière – Maison de la Poésie; the venue's rental value is estimated at €46,900 by the planning department.DECEMBER 2002The venue hosts 85 Hugo performancesThree companies scheduled to perform at the Maison de la Poésie received grants, including l'Athanor (€20,000) for 85 performances of shows about Victor Hugo.Other places · Culture
